IF the novice hurdles gave clarity earlier in the meeting, the two open Grade 1s on Sunday’s card brought confusion. Solness made all in the Dublin Chase, but it was nothing like as simple as that and the race prompted a spirited discussion between presenter Hugh Cahill and three ex-jockeys on RTE Racing.

Cahill questioned what the riders in behind Solness were doing in the early-middle part of the race with Davy Russell, Andy McNamara and Jane Mangan suggesting they couldn’t have done much else.